With the reopening of travel entry policies around the world, everyone is eagerly restarting their long-awaited travel plans, and the most popular destination is undoubtedly “hometown” Japan! As you prepare to revisit Japan, apart from arranging the latest attractions, must-visit spots, and popular restaurants, you can’t miss out on indulging in some “retaliatory consumption” at beauty counters and drugstores! After three years apart, what skincare essentials are highly sought after and must-buy items for Japanese girls? Below, we introduce five popular and highly acclaimed skincare essences, ranging from anti-wrinkle and moisturizing to eye and lip care. Quickly add these amazing products to your shopping list for your trip to Japan!
Anti-aging and wrinkle reduction: POLA Deep Moisture Protein Wrinkle Essence $820/40g
Adopting the innovative dynamic fit film technology, combined with moisturizing protein essence, not only reduces fine lines caused by dryness, but also targets the texture of facial expression lines, reorganizes the underlying structure of the skin, improves the skin’s support, and makes the facial skin tighter and fuller.
Popular Enzyme: Albion Regenerative Dual-Effect Enzyme Essence $1,240/40ml
Enzymes are highly regarded ingredients in the beauty industry in Japan, and enzyme-based cleansing products have been hot sellers for many years. Recently, Albion has incorporated enzyme ingredients into their essence, creating a dual-action enzyme essence that activates the skin’s beauty enzymes and vitality, directly improving skin’s radiance and elasticity.
Moisturizing Essence: HABA Deep Skin Regeneration Moisturizing Essence $450/30ml
HABA, from Hokkaido, launched a deep skin regeneration and moisturizing essence in 2019, which was highly sought after in Japan and Taiwan when it was first released. After many years, the product is still popular. The essence combines four moisturizing ingredients, including cedar bud, peony flower, glyceryl glucoside, and cherry blossom extract, to quickly penetrate the skin, soften the skin, enhance the absorption of subsequent skincare products, and maintain long-lasting skin hydration.
Essence Eye Cream: Shiseido Ultimune Eye Immunity Essence Eye Cream $550/15ml
As a leader in the Japanese beauty industry, Shiseido holds an irreplaceable position in the hearts of Japanese girls. The brand’s flagship immunity essence has been a top-selling product for years. Recently, the third generation upgraded version of the essence eye cream in the series has been launched, incorporating the essence of ten medicinal herbs from Nagano Prefecture, Japan, as well as 10 times concentrated reishi mushroom essence and hibiscus flower essence into the original formula. This promotes microcirculation in the skin around the eyes, enhances immunity, and has a significant effect in combating dark circles and puffiness, brightening the eye area.
Lip Repair: ettusais Lip Repair Essence $125
The long-term sold-out hot-selling essence and the lip repair essence from ettusais, which was limitedly restocked in Hong Kong in October last year, if you can’t get it and are about to go to Japan, you might as well try your luck at PLAZA or drugstores. The lip essence combines glycerin and orange peel sugar ingredients, not only preventing peeling and keeping it moisturized, but also has SPF 18 sunscreen function, it is definitely a versatile lip balm base cream!
